Sink-strainer.



A. J. SMITH.

SINK STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1914.

1,127,301., Patented Feb.2,1915.

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ARTHUR 3'. SMITH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SINK-STRAINER.

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Application filed June 15, 1914.

To all whom it may cone-em:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Sink-Strainers, of which the following is aspecification. V

This invention relates to sink strainers, and one of the principalobjects of the invention is to provide a simple device which willprevent the waste pipe from becoming stopped up or clogged by matterthrown into the sink, and to provide a device which will catch all ofthe refuse matter and per: mit the strainer to be readily removed byhand without the use of tools for cleaning the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strainer having a ringor handle for removing the same from its frame or ring connected to thesink, said strainer adapted to be readily cleaned' and replaced wheneverdesired to catch all the refuse matter thrown into the sink, and thusprevent clogging of the waste pipe or trap.

These and'iother objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a sink strainer made in accordance withthis inven- 7 tion, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal vertical section of thesame.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a ring or support forthe strainer, said ring having countersunk screw holes 2 at the oppositeside thereof to receive the screws or bolts 3 which hold the ring to thetop of the sink. The ring 1 is provided with a recess l to receive thestrainer flush with the upper face of the ring.

The strainer comprises the cup-shape foraminous or perforated dome 5which is disposed below the bottom of the sink, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 1642102, 1915. Serial no. 845,289. 1

is provided with a fian e'fi which is supported in the recess 4:. Aplain perforated disk 7 is connected to the top or dome 5 by means of abolt 8 which extends centrallythrough the disk 7 and through the cup 5,said bolt being provided with a nut 9 on its lower end and an integralhead 10 on its upper side, said head being provided with a pivotedring'll.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that when the ring 11 is liftedthe cup 5 and the disk 7 are both removed together from the sink andsince the cup 5 and the disk 7 will catch all the refuse matterdeposited in the sink, when the strainer is cleaned and replaced, whichcan be done without tools, the Waste pipe and the trap will be keptclean and will not require repairs.

Various ohanges'may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theclaims.

What is claimed is 1. A sink strainer comprising a ring having arecessed inner edge, a perforated cup, a disk, a bolt connecting said dsk and cup, and said disk and cup each being provided with a flange torest in the recess in said ring.

2. A sink strainer comprising a'ring having a recessed inner edge aperforated cup and disk connected together by a bolt having a handle andring thereon, said cup and disk adapted to rest in the recess of saidfirst mentioned ring, and to be readily removed by hand for cleaning thesame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence :of two witnesses.

ARTHUR J. SMITH.

Witnesses /VAIJrEa H. HALEGGER, VVALTER E. BAUER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eacin'by addressingthe Gommissioner'of Patents,

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